Mozambique: Flooding Office of the Resident Coordinator, Situation Report No. 5 (As of 13 March 2015) This report is prepared by the Humanitarian Country Team/Office of the Resident Coordinator in Mozambique. It covers the period from 24 February to 13 March 2015. Highlights From 04 to 08 March 2015, the central and north of the country were severely affected by heavy rains due to a tropical depression formed in the Mozambique Channel affecting at least 144,882 people in Nampula and Cabo Delgado; There are about 10,000 houses destroyed partially/completely in Nampula and Cabo Delgado; In Zambézia province, in terms of Agriculture, there are 60,723 households affected and 60,051 ha of crops lost; A cholera outbreak has been confirmed in Tete, Nampula, Zambézia, Sofala and Niassa provinces, with a cumulative of 5.894 cases and 48 deaths since 25 December 2014. Flooded area in Nampula province, Larde district – March 2015 © INGC Mozambique 327,327 163 56,259 US$ 20,9 5.894 Affected people Deaths people in million Cholera cases in Tete, accommodation Nampula, Sofala, Needed for ongoing centers/resettlement Response and Recovery Zambézia and Niassa centers actions Situation Overview The Mozambican government on 3rd March 2015 downgraded the state of alert from red to orange, following a general improvement in the weather and the receding of floodwaters in the central and northern provinces. Furthermore, the government had opted to downgrade the alert, because life in the flood-affected areas has been gradually returning to normal. Regardless the downgrade of the red alert, all actions to support people affected by the floods in Zambézia would continue and tied vigilance on the climatic conditions as we still in the rainy and cyclone season. The heavy rains and floods in Mozambique have affected about 327,327 people (58,797 families) and temporarily displaced about 56,259 people. The death toll due to floods, house collapse and lightning in the country has risen to 163 which 134 were recorded in Zambézia province. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator Mozambique Emergency Situation Report No. 5 | 2 From 04 to 08 March 2015, the central and north of the country were severely affected by heavy rains due to a tropical depression formed in the Mozambique Channel particularly in the coastline of Nampula and Zambézia provinces. Impacts from this recent event are still to be assessed, as many areas in Nampula are not accessible. However, preliminary information indicates that at least 144,882 people are affected, being Nampula the most affected province with about 118,282 people, followed by Cabo Delgado with 26,600 and Zambézia in Pebane district with around 1,450 people. In terms of infrastructure, there are about 24 roads inaccessible due to either cuts or bridge collapse, about 344 schools affected and 8,137 houses partially and 816 houses completely destroyed in Nampula province. Furthermore, there are about 30,081 students and 600 teachers affected in Nampula. In Cabo Delgado province, about 1,553 houses were completely and 1,397 partially destroyed and 9,763 students affected. INGC is leading the coordination of the humanitarian assistance with the support of HCT members in Nampula and Cabo Delgado and the logistics is one of the main challenges for effective assistance as well as need of shelter kits and tools for rapid resettlement of affected people. Furthermore, INGC central level has deployed two teams to Nampula and Cabo Delgado to reinforce the provincial capacity on the emergency coordination and response. The HCT was requested to be part of the INGC teams in both provinces to provide technical support as well as relief supplies to the affected population. In terms of displaced people due to the last heavy rains in Nampula and Cabo Delgado, preliminary information indicates that, so far, there are 4 temporary accommodation centers in Metuge district, Cabo Delgado province hosting 65 people whereas in Nampula, there are 8 accommodation centers in three districts (Meconta, Angoche and Moma) hosting 10,824 people (2,165 families). INGC has provided some food items in Nampula to assist about 8,442 people. Some non-food items have been also provided particulary CERTEZA for water treatment. In Zambézia province, there are number of people, approximately 16,617 people (4,448 families) that abandoned the accommodation centers to return to their home areas which are risk areas. Some of these people are coming back to the different resettlement sites seeking a plot to build their houses in safe areas. There are 45,435 people (9,309 families) hosted in 29 resettlement centers in Zambézia province. Furthermore, there are three accommodation centers still opened, hosting 2,872 people (464 families). The largest transit center in Mocuba – Cajual was closed on 27.02.15. In the resettlement centers, the challenges now are to move the families from the tents to improved houses - the house construction works using the local material, establish social infrastructures in the resettlement sites or closer: water, schools, health, roads. Furthermore, security is also important in order to provide prevention mechanisms to violence and abuse and resume the livelihood means of the displaced people as quick as possible. An update on the impact of the rains in Agriculture informs that about 142,480 ha were affected (102,029 families affected), which 139,148 ha by floods (102,593ha in Zambézia) and 4,332 ha by pests. About 93,243 ha (60,051 ha corresponding to 60,723 families in Zambézia) of several crops were lost. Regarding to Cholera situation in the country, there are to date 5.894 Cholera cumulative cases and death toll of 47: Tete province counts with 3,197 cases and 22 deaths, Niassa province with 893 cases and 14 deaths, Zambézia with 380 cases and 3 deaths, Sofala with 106 cases and Nampula province with 1,318 cases and 8 deaths. Information from 12.03.15 indicate 105 new cases in 24h: 45 in Tete, 6 in Niassa, 15 in Sofala, 27 in Zambézia (Quelimane) and 12 in Nampula. In general terms, from week 9 to week 10, the cholera cases have decreased except for Zambézia in Quelimane where is increasing. The government authorities together with the partners are coordinating the response actions to contain the spread of the disease especially in Quelimane in order to control the outbreak and prevent the spread to the districts in which resettled communities would be massively affected. Funding The government of Mozambique through the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) is leading the coordination of the emergency support and continues to mobilize additional resources to address the existing gaps on the current humanitarian assistance. The budget allocated in the National Contingency Plan for the 2014-2015 Rain and Cyclone Season and the donatives from private sector and civil society in general still the main source of funds for the Government. The HCT has continually sharing the emergency related information as well as the funding gap to address the needs of the affected population with the donor community in the country. On 26 February 2015, the UN Resident Coordinator convened a donor meeting to present the current humanitarian response, challenges and funding gap. Gap. The total contribution for the emergency response in Zambézia province is around US$ 10 million including the CERF funds requested in the end of January 2015. Most likely, the contribution is more than the US$ 10 million as this is the amount that we have received from the contributors. The information that is available so far in terms of list of contributors appoints to United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator Mozambique Emergency Situation Report No. 5 | 3 the following donors: Brasil, USA, Italy, Vietnam, Sweden, South Africa, Spain, Japan, Canada, France, Denmark, ECHO, Irish Aid, DFID, Czech Republic, Flanders among others. The HCT has prepared a Response and Recovery Plan with an estimated budget of US$ 30,3 million. With the contribution mentioned formerly plus some pending funds there is a gap of about US$ 20,9 million. The UN in Mozambique has prepared and got an approval of the CERF proposal of US$ 748,857 to cover the most urgent life- saving needs in Cholera outbreak in Tete Province. The CERF project is being implemented by WHO and UNICEF with the support of other implementing partners in the ground. Humanitarian Response Logistics Needs: Enhanced coordination and information sharing amongst the humanitarian community is required to mitigate the duplication of efforts and maximize the use of available logistics assets. Landside accessibility remains a major constraint as transport routes through Provinces of Cabo Delgado, Zambézia, Nampula and Tete are negatively impacted and thus affecting the overall ability for timely and efficient delivery of vital humanitarian relief items; Response: From 18 February to 8 March, the WFP helicopter has flown more than 80 hours during which it has moved over 137.2 mt (985.2 m3) of food and non-food items (NFIs); Due to ongoing accessibility constraints; the Logistics Cluster, through lead agency WFP, has secured sufficient resources to extend the helicopter service until 31 March; Since the start of the helicopter operation on 18 February, it has made 146 rotations within the region delivering humanitarian relief to eight destinations (Posto Campo, Chire, Chilomo, Vila – Valdez, Pareirao, Namarroi, Mone, Bone); Deliveries have been facilitated on behalf of COSACA, ADRA, INGC, World Vision and WFP and NFIs delivered include shelter kits, buckets and latrines. The Logistics Cluster through lead agency WFP has facilitated the transportation and delivery of 11 trucks of NFIs from Maputo and Beira to the flood affected areas in Zambézia Province; On the 4 March, the Logistics Cluster facilitated the transportation of food and NFIs by barge from Marromeu to Malinga Panse on behalf of INGC.